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Update March 15, 2026 – New Skill Tree and More

New Skill Tree The new, reworked Skill Tree is now out: Movement branch – reworked, major changes. Attack branch – reworked, major changes. Close-Quarters Combat branch – reworked, minor changes. Defense branch – added.

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What changed

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Gameplay
Balance
UI and audio

addedNew Skill TreeThe new, reworked Skill Tree is now out: Movement branch – reworked, major changes. Attack branch – reworked, major changes. Close-Quarters Combat branch – reworked, minor changes. Defense branch – added. Luck branch – reworked, major changes. Fire & Shock branch – added.

changedNew Skill TreeSkill Point allocation has been reset, you will need to reallocate them.

addedNew Skill TreeSkills can now be toggled with left-click.

removedFree Instant RespecRespec is now instant and free – Respec Points have been removed from the game.

changedBalance ChangesWeapons: Railgun now can fire 5 shots instead of 3 before overheating. Flamethrower's damage output has been increased by 30%. Lightning Gun's damage output has been decreased by 20%. Developer comment: the idea behind these changes is to balance the "productivity" of a build (i.e. its ability to clear missions quickly and safely) with the effort required for running the build. Before these changes, Lightning Gun builds were the most productive in the game while being the least mechanically-demanding.

changedBalance ChangesPlasma Turret: Hit points have been reduced by 33%. Beam range has been reduced from 9m to 7.5m. Developer comment: Plasma Turrets were too annoying to deal with for builds that don't rely on movement and point-blank shotgun damage, so we're toning them down .

Beam range9m7.5mAttack duration5s3sattack now begins with a damage ramp-up25%100%lifetime of secondary lightning arcs3s2s

Combat Complex changes

addedThe new, reworked Skill Tree is now out: Movement branch – reworked, major changes. Attack branch – reworked, major changes. Close-Quarters Combat branch – reworked, minor changes. Defense branch – added. Luck branch – reworked, major changes. Fire & Shock branch – added.

changedSkill Point allocation has been reset, you will need to reallocate them.

addedSkills can now be toggled with left-click.

removedRespec is now instant and free – Respec Points have been removed from the game.

changedWeapons: Railgun now can fire 5 shots instead of 3 before overheating. Flamethrower's damage output has been increased by 30%. Lightning Gun's damage output has been decreased by 20%. Developer comment: the idea behind these changes is to balance the "productivity" of a build (i.e. its ability to clear missions quickly and safely) with the effort required for running the build. Before these changes, Lightning Gun builds were the most productive in the game while being the least mechanically-demanding.

New Skill Tree

The new, reworked Skill Tree is now out:
- Movement branch – reworked, major changes.
- Attack branch – reworked, major changes.
- Close-Quarters Combat branch – reworked, minor changes.
- Defense branch – added.
- Luck branch – reworked, major changes.
- Fire & Shock branch – added.
Skill Point allocation has been reset, you will need to reallocate them.
Toggling skills is now instant.
Skills can now be toggled with left-click.

Free Instant Respec

Respec is now instant and free – Respec Points have been removed from the game.

Balance Changes

Weapons:
- Railgun now can fire 5 shots instead of 3 before overheating.
- Flamethrower's damage output has been increased by 30%.
- Lightning Gun's damage output has been decreased by 20%.
- Developer comment: the idea behind these changes is to balance the "productivity" of a build (i.e. its ability to clear missions quickly and safely) with the effort required for running the build. Before these changes, Lightning Gun builds were the most productive in the game while being the least mechanically-demanding.
Plasma Turret:
- Hit points have been reduced by 33%.
- Beam range has been reduced from 9m to 7.5m.
- Developer comment: Plasma Turrets were too annoying to deal with for builds that don't rely on movement and point-blank shotgun damage, so we're toning them down.
Minigun Tank:
- Damage decreased by 50%.
- Hit Points decreased by 20%.
- Attack duration has been decreased from 5s to 3s.
- The attack now begins with a damage ramp-up from 25% to 100% damage for 1.5s.
- Developer comment: Minigun Tank was one of the main causes of death for pure glass cannon builds, so we're giving players more opportunities to react after the attack started.
Other changes:
- Ultimate Ability now charges 30% longer. Developer commentthis is to compensate for the newly-introduced Skills that affect Ultimate charge speed, and for Ultimate orbs.
- The lifetime of secondary lightning arcs has been decreased from 3s to 2s.

Anti-Aliasing

The Options > Video settings screen now has an Anti-Aliasing option.
The option is turned on by default, with the default value being the TAA.

Load Game Screen

You can now delete unwanted game profiles in the Load Game menu screen.
You can now use the mouse wheel or a controller stick to scroll the list of game profiles.
The text on game profiles now correctly says "10 days ago" instead of "243 hours ago".

UI Changes

Mistake Mitigator HUD icon has been changed to be more prominent.
Passive Ability HUD icons are now hidden when the player is in the hub area.

The new Skill Tree marks a major milestone for us. We're really satisfied with how well it turned out, Grab the update, reassign the skill points (they have been reset), and give it a try! Let us know what you think. Thank you! Combat Complex team.

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Steam News / 15 March 2026

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